11th
Infantry Regiment
Officer Candidate School (OCS) (Website)
MISSION
Train and Commission adaptive Army
Officers inculcated with the “Warrior Ethos” to fight
and win the Nation’s Wars in the Contemporary Operating
Environment.
OCS is a 14- week
program that consists of the Basic, Intermediate and Senior
Officer Candidate Phases. To successfully complete OCS, you
will have to:
-Pass 3 standard Army Physical Fitness Tests (no alternate
test is authorized)
-Run over 60 miles in formation within standards (runs vary
in distance from 3-5 miles at a 9 min +/- 15 sec per mile
pace)
-Foot march over 50 miles within standards (foot marches
vary in length from 5-12 miles conducted at a 17.5 min per
mile pace IAW FM 21-18)
-Complete a 3, 4, and 5 mile release run within standards (9
min per mile or faster)
-Complete the Combat Water Survival Test, and a confidence
and conditioning obstacle courses
-Pass a land navigation written test, and successfully
complete a day and night land navigation course finding the
right number of points
-Receive academic instruction in 10 areas, pass 9 academic
tests and successfully complete training on 67
pre-commissioning common core tasks (must score 70% or
greater on all academic tests)
-Serve in numerous evaluated leadership positions in both a
garrison and field environment attaining a successful
rating.
-Meet the standards of conduct and discipline as outlined in
AR 600-50, AR 635-10, USAIS 351-10, and the OCS Standing
Operating Procedures.
I'm the guy in front, wearing a reflective vest.
REMARKS ABOUT OCS
OCS has changed a bit from the time I went through in 2005.
Back then, it was 14 weeks of building upon what was learned
in BCT, with heavy concentration on subjects that apply to
conducting oneself as an Officer. This meant many road
marches, plenty of memorization, and a lot of time out in
the field. The picture at the bottom is of me
conducting security in place from within a foxhole, dug by
hand many hours earlier.
I'm the guy in the purple shirt, taking command of a
platoon.
Officer Candidate Mraz was assigned to
Class 08-05, B Co. 3-11 IN (OCS) 4 PLT - Fort Benning, GA,
31905-4410
